Risk & Governance Lead for Theatres - Band 7

7 days ago

Gloucester, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Governance and Risk Lead to join our theatres within Gloucestershire NHS foundation trust. Working across three sites. Gloucester, Cheltenham and Cirencester.

You will be responsible for the delivery of robust governance, risk and patient safety processes across the theatre teams ensuring consistency, effectiveness and compliance with Trust and national policies and reporting procedures.

You will lead the way in developing the service culture of being open and embedding learning within everyday practice.
Do you want to work alongside an experienced group of Team Leaders across our theatres?
We are committed to improving our retention of existing colleagues but also attracting new staff into the department - you could be the key to having an impact on our success
We are also committed to improving our Risk and Governance management within theatres and the wider MDT that impacts on the theatres service line.

Both Clinincal and non-clinical individuals will be considered for this 9 month secondment

Providing visible, accessible and authoritative leadership to staff and acting as an expert role model to ensure the excellence and effectiveness of all clinical/surgical practice while maintaining a clinical presence within the theatres as required

To create and support a safe environment which facilitates innovative approaches to patient care and nursing practice in order to improve the quality of care given.

To inspire, motivate and empower others to ensure highly specialised competence and standards are developed and maintained within Risk and Goverance.

To take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of or as delegated by the Matrons or Deputy Matrons across all sites.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK.

Our Trust has 31 operating theatres across three sites and employs approximately 500 theatre staff. We have a wide range of specialties serving adults and paediatric patients. These include General Surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Urology, Vascular, Emergency Surgery, Head & Neck and Obstetrics

This role will give the successful applicant great opportunities to impress with their abilities to effect change for the better in a structured and dynamic way

The successful applicant will be happy to work independently but in supporting the theatre management team to achieve their shared objectives the successful applicant will reap the benefits of inclusion within a dynamic and diverse senior team

They will own their part in delivering the expected improvements and will be given the opportunity to take ownership for their own workload including actions, outcomes and consequences.

Job purpose

To provide high quality clinical care and through the effective management and professional leadership of the clinical Theatres team, in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council/Health Care Professions Council and Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust

To be managerially and professionally accountable for the effective delivery of Risk and Goverance management in all theatres and external services.

Providing visible, accessible and authoritative leadership to staff and acting as an expert role model to ensure the excellence and effectiveness of all clinical/surgical practice while maintaining a clinical presence within the theatres as required

To create and support a safe environment which facilitates innovative approaches to patient care and nursing practice in order to improve the quality of care given.

To inspire, motivate and empower others to ensure highly specialised clinical competence and standards are developed and maintained

To take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of or as delegated by the Matrons or Deputy Matrons across all sites.

To assist in the leadership and development of an identified group of practitioners within theatres

Dimensions

To support the clinical environment, ensuring it is fit for purpose at all times and appropriately safely staffed

To provide assistance in the theatres and associated areas acting as a professional role model at all times

Ensure clinical practice is evidence based or peer reviewed “best practice”

To maintain confidentiality at all times and to support staff, patients, relatives and carers.

To ensure staff plan and prepare equipment according to patient needs and planned procedures

To recognise, resolve or take action in situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of patients and colleagues

To report all incidents/adverse events in a timely manner in accordance with Trust policy

Take responsibility for ensuring staff check, set up and safely use of all medical devices/equipment used on patients and that there are robust systems in place to take the appropriate action/reporting proces

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